That's going to be fun! The option for indoor running seems like a good one, and I love the siding that runs into "the works", ie the workbench. It will be so satisfying to trundle a finish project off the bench and onto the rest of the line for a test run... That idea's not possible with my current...

I would have it but no space for a Slomo unfortunately. Yes, I did think that... Although Chris B's film shows one running very nicely without: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_YYMzI0r98 I need to get back on eBay, but selling rather than buying! My loco fund is a long way from the stage where I c...

Price drop, £1600 now... Hmmm... I'm almost tempted... I'm saving for a Lilla, and this is a decent price, BUT I'd need to do a full repaint to fit in with my line. And, although the current colour scheme's not to my taste, it would be a shame to slop an amateur paint job over the top of a professi...

I do love this time of year, when you can just pop out for an hour or so in the evening and move a project on a little - which is what I did last night. Because we no longer have a shed, the corner of the garden I'm currently working on will always have to be used to store a certain amount of stuff,...

I've made a little more progress with "Project Penlan" in the last few days, but I'm afraid the photos were rubbish, might be able to post some of work in progress later. The point to the new siding has now been inserted, and I've added the wooden strip that will form the edge of Penlan's rough grav...

That's brilliant! A little maintenance of my lineside fencing is on the (lengthy!) summer "to do" list. On mine the wire currently goes through the post, but you're quite right that this is much more realistic. If the posts can take another set of holes being drilled I'll give your way a go, thanks ...

Sell your Hunslet Andrew - cough- Sell the pride of the line?!! No chance! Anything Narrow Gauge seem to have a nice green one at a reasonable price - https://anythingnarrowgauge.co.uk/second-hand?product_id=1603 I'm actually saving up for another Hunslet, a "Lilla", otherwise I'd be seriously temp...

That siding gives operational interest as well as it can collect wood from the sawmill? That was my thought too - here's an image from the very first page of this thread! http://wklr.webs.com/photos/undefined/Shunting%20the%20wood%20store%20smaller%20version.jpg The old WHR did have a bit of timber...

Good morning! I managed to spend an hour in the garden last night so started work on making space for a new siding at Penlan. It will go behind the station and in front of the wood store, which needed pruning back to ensure adequate clearance. Here's the cluttered corner of the garden before work st...